Levan-ethanol biosynthesis using Zymomonas mobilis cells immobilized by attachment and entrapment

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 979-986

  Bekers, M ^a   Laukevics, J ^a   Karsakevich, A ^a   Ventina, E ^a   Kaminska, E ^a   Upite, D ^a   Vina, I ^a   Linde, R ^a   Scherbaka, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Entrapment; Ethanol; Immobilization; Levan; Zymomonas mobilis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM ALGINATE; FRUCTOSE; LEVAN; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZYMOMONAS; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 0035026460     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(01)00140-6     Document Type: Article

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